Attachment for draftsmen&#39;s ink bottles



Aug. 4, 1931. J. R. PARRISH 1,817,335

' ATTACHMENT FOR DRAFTSMENS INK BOTTLES Filed July 10. 1930 2 Sheets-Shet 1.. T

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Patented Aug. 4, 1931 JAMES R. IPARRESH, GE NASHVILLE, TEENESSEE ATTACHMENT FOR DRAFTSMENS INK BOTTLES Application filed July 10,

This invention relates to improvements in devices for facilitating the filling of a draftsmans ruling pen, with ink.

Theprimary object of the-present invention is to provide a device which is designed to be secured to a bottle of ink and which has a dipping arm which is removed from the ink bottle when the cover therefor is removed, this arm being provided with means for supporting a large drop of ink at its free end so that this ink may be readily transferred to a draftsmans pen.

Another object of the invention is to provide animproved cover or cap for the ink bottle, which cap is pivotally supported upon an arm connected tothe bottle so that it may be easily lifted either by the finger or by the end of the pen handle.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the description of the same proceeds and the inventlon will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed detied so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an ink bottle showing the preferred form of the present invention attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the cover of the attachment swung to open position. Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the attachment removed. v Figure 4: is a View inside elevation of a slightly modified form of the attachment. Figures 5 and Ware respectively views in front and rear elevation of the attachment. Figure 6 is a View in side elevation" of so the bottle cover, supporting arm and ink 1930. Serial No. 467,082.

dipper removed from the bottle engaging portion of the device. v

Figure 7 "s a View in top plan of the bottle engaging clamp, the cap and arm bemg removed.

Figure 8 is a VlE W in-top plan ofthe' cap Figure 10 is a View in side elevation similar to Figure 9 but showing the cap removed,

from the bottle.

Figure 11 is a view in rear elevation of the structure shown in Figure 9 with the cap and supporting arm therefor removed.

Figure 12 is a View in top plan of the bottle clamping portion of the modified form shown in Figure 9.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several'views, in Figures 1 and 2 the numeral 1 indicates generally a bottle of the character in which draftsmens ink is supplied, these bottles h ving a relatively long neck as shown. I

Thepreferred form of thepresent invention is designed to engage the neck of the bottle and for this purpose there is provided a resilient clamp indicated generally by the numeral 1, which clamp comprises the pair of substantially semi-circulararms 2 and 3 which have extending from adjacent ends thereof the elongated portions 4 and 5. These portions 4 and 5 are secured together intermediate their ends by rivets 6 as shown while their outer ends are disposed in spaced.

parallel relation as shown in Figure 7.

A relatively longarm 7 is positioned intermediate its ends between the portions 4: and 5 and is pivotally secured to these portions by a transversely extending pivot pin 12. As shown, one end of the arm 7 is extended at an angle to the-main body portion to provide a finger portion S'Whichterminates in adown-turned terminal portion 9 which, when the arm is swung upwardly on 1ts plvot 12, comes into contact with the body of the bottlel as shown in Figure 2 to maintain the opposite end of the arm in raised position.

The other end of the arm 7 is torsionally twisted as shown and enlarged to form the circular plate 10 which is so angularly extended that it may be brought down into a plane over and substantially. parallel with the mouth of the bottle.

The underside of this plate 10 of the arm 7 has secured thereto a cap disk 11 which is preferably formed of rubber so that it will conform to the mouth of the bottle and thus securely close the same.

To the inner face of the cap plate 10 there is secured one end of a curved arm 18, the curvature of this arm having the center of the pivot 12 as the point from which its arc is formed. The other end of the arm 13 carries a small coil spring 14 which moves to a position in close proximity to the bottom of the bottle when the cap 11 is swung over ontothe bottle mouth.

In forming the arm 7 the point where the pivot pin 12 passes therethrough is prefer'ably enlarged and flattened as shown at 15: in Figure 6 and, of course, has an aperture 16 formed therethrough to receive the pivot pin 12.

It will be readily seen from the description of the structure thus far given that when the cap 11 is in closed position it may be readily removed by applying pressure with the finger to the finger portion 8 of the arm 7. In addition to this the end of the ruling pen handle may be inserted if desired in the space 17 which is formed between the horizontal portions 4 and 5 of the bottle neck engaging clip and the arm 7 In Figure 4 there is shown a slight modification of the free end portion of the arm 7 which has been indicated by the numeral 8 and described as a finger portion. In this modification this portion 8 has been shortened and turned inwardly at substantially right angles to the main body part of the arm as indicated at 8".

This inturned terminal portion 8 is designed to strike the under edges of the por tions 4 and 5 of the clip when the cap is opened, and thus maintain the cap in the raised position shown in this figure instead of by engaging the side of the bottle as is done by the part 9.

In order to secure the cap 11 in closed position there is pivotally fastened to the plate 10 eccentrically thereof the short bar 20ewhich extends beyond and is turned over the edge of the plate as indicated at 20 and is formed to receive the lip of the bottle mouth when the cap is in place, as shown in Figure 1. Due to the eccentric positioning of the bar: 20 when itis swung to one side of the plate as shown in Figure 8 the down-turned portion 20 will move outwardly away from the lip of the bottle mouth.

In Figures 9 and 10 a further modified form of the invention is shown. The bottle here illustrated is indicated by the numeral l and the cap supporting arm which is of substantially the same design as the arm shown in the preferred construction, is indicated generally by the numeral 7 The finger portion of this arm extends at right angles thereto as indicated at 8 from the pivot 12 and this finger portion terminates in the angularly directed tip 9 which maintains the arm in the proper raised position when the cap is raised, as will be hereinafter described. The other end of this arm 7 from the finger portion 8 is formed to provide the disk 10 to which is secured the cap l1 which covers the mouth of the bottle.

The disk 10 like the disk 10 carries an arcuate ink dipping arm 13 which, at its free end, supports a small spring 14 which-lifts a drop of ink from the bottle as the arm is withdrawn therefrom.

The arm 7 and the pivot pin 12' therefor is supported in the space formed between the upper ends 36 and 37 of the pair of uprights 28 and 2% which uprights, at their lower ends, are turned laterally as indicated at 26 and 27 to rest upon the ink bottle sup porting base 38 to which they are secured adjacent the edge thereof by the rivets or screws 28 and 29.

A split ring spring clip 30 is formed of a pair of arcuate arms 30 and 31 which arms are joined at one end by a rivet 35 and are then extended in spaced parallel relation as indicated by the numerals 38 and 39 to receive the uprights 23 and 24, these spaced ends 38 and 39 of the arms being secured to the uprights 23 and 24 by rivets 32.

As will be seen from Figure 10 when the arm 7 is oscillated to lift the cap 11 from the mouth of the bottle the angular portion 9 of the finger piece will come into engagement with the uprights which support the arm and thus balance the arm in the position shown.

In the last form of the inventiondescribed it will, of course, be seen that the body of the bottle is gripped instead of the neck thereof and the spring clasp 8O which grips the bottle keeps it in place'upon the base 33.

From the foregoing description it will be readily apparent that with a device constructed in accordance with either of the forms of my invention as shown and described the bottle of ink to which the device is attached may be maintained tightly closed at all times and when opened for access to the contents the spring tip of the arm carried by the cap will remove a sufficient amount ofink to filla-pen: and this operation may be carried out by touching the point of the spring between the blades of the pen in the usual manner so that the ink will be transferred to the blades.

Having thus described-my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a resilient bottle gripping element, an arm oscillatably supported by said element, a cap carried by said arm and adapted to be positioned'over the mouth of the bottle when the arm is oscillated to one direction, and an ink dipping arm carried by the cap for extension into the bottle. V

2. In a device of the character described, comprising a split resilient bottle gripping ring, an arm, means for oscillatably supporting the arm, said arm being designed to have one end swung into a position over said bottle gripping ring to cover the mouth of the bottle, means carried by the said end of the arm for engaging and closing the bottle mouth, and a curved member carried by the said means and adapted to be extended into lhe bottle when the said means is positioned over the bottle mouth.

3. In a device of the character described, a resilient bottle gripping member, an arm pivotally mounted intermediate its ends upon said member, said arm having one end formed to provide a plate designed to be brought into position over the bottle mouth, and an'arm extending from the inner face of said plate arranged to be introduced into:

the bottle through the mouth thereof when the plate is lowered thereover, said first men tioned arm at its other end being extended to provide a finger portion, said finger portion terminating in a laterally directed tip resigned to limit the swinging movement of the first mentioned arm through contact with an adjacent body.

4:. In a device of the character described, a resilient split ring designed to grip an ink bottle, a pair of laterally directed elements carried by said ring, an arm pivotally mounted intermediate its ends between said elements, said arm at one end being formed to provide a plate, a cap carried by said plate to close the mouth of the bottle when the arm is swung in one direction, an arcuate ink pick-up arm projecting from the face of said cap and having its free end directed toward the mouth of the bottle, and means at the other end of the first mentioned arm for limiting its swinging movement in one direction.

5. In a device of the character described, a bottle supporting base, anupright element upon said base, a split resilient bottle gripping ring carried by said upright, said upright being bifurcated at its upper end, an arm pivotally mounted intermediate its ends in the bifurcation of said upright, said arm being formed at one end to provide a plate,

a'stop formed at the other end of said arm for contact with said upright'to limit the swinging movement of the arm, and means carried by the'plate end of said arm for extension into a bottle mouth when the plate is lowered thereover to dip into the contents of the bottle and remove a drop of inktherefrom when withdrawn upon removal of the plate.

6. In a'device of a split resilient ring adapted to frictionally engage a bottle, a pair of spaced parallel members connected with said ring, a pivot the character described,

pin connecting between said members, an

arm bent adjacent one end to form a terminal angularly directed portion, said arm being traversed by said pivot pin at the bend thereof to be pivotally supported by v the pin, a cap formed at the other end of the arm adapted to cover the mouth of a bottle engaged by the ring, and said angu': larly directed portion of the arm terminating in a turned tip designed to, engage an adjacent body when the cap is raised to limit the movement of the cap.

7. In a device of the character described, a split resilient ringdesigned to frictionally engage about a bottle, a pair of rigid members connected with said ring and having free ends disposed in spaced paraiiel relation, an arm located inwardly of one end between the spaced free ends of said members, pivot means connecting the arm with said members, a cap at the end of the arm remote from the pivot, designed to cover the mouth of the bottle engaged by the ring, and a latch element carried by? the cap adapted to engage over the lip of the bot tle mouth to retain the cap in closet position.

- 8. In a device of the character described,

a bottle supportin base, a standard 'dis-- posed vertically of said base, split ring formed of two members each having a lateral extension at one end, the extensions of said members being secured together and having saidstandard secured therebetween, said ring being designed to frictionally hold a bottle on the base, an arm pivotally mounted at the upper end of said standard, and a cap carried by the arm for covering the mouth of a bottle engagedby the ring.

9. In a device of theeharacter described, a bottle supporting base, a standard disposed vertically of said base, a split ring formed of two members each having a lateral extension at one end, the extensions of said members being secured together and having said standard secured, therebetween, said ring being designed to frictionally hold a bottle on the base, an arm bent adjacent one end to form an angularly disposed terminal portion, pivot means between the arm in the bend thereof and the upper'end of said standard, a cap carried by the arm remote from the pivot adapted tocover the mouth of the bottle engagedby the ring; and a laterally turned terminal portion formed at the tip of the angled portion of aid arm for engagement with said standardwhen the cap is raised, to limit the movement of the cap.

10. In a device of the character described, a split resilient ring formed of two arcuate members each having an integral lateral extension at one end, said extensions of said ring members being secured together inwardly of their free ends and having the free ends arranged in spaced parallel rela- :ion, said split ring being designed to frictionally engage about the neck of a bottle, an arm having a bend therein adjacent one end to form an obliquely directed portion, said arm having the bend thereof disposed between the spaced ends of said extensions and pivotally connected therewith, and a cap carried by the arm at the end remote from the bend thereof, said obliquely directed portion of the arm being designed Lo have the end thereof contact With the body of the adjacent bottle to limit the movement of the cap.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

JAMES R. PARRISH. 

